WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Georgetown University women's basketball team fell to the No. 12/15 UConn Huskies 83-55 on Sunday afternoon in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. With the loss, the Hoyas drop to 12-3 on the season and 2-2 in league play, while the Huskies improve to 12-3 for the year and 4-0 in the conference.  

Interim Head Coach Darnell Haney

• "Kudos to UConn and Coach Geno, they did a great job. We were focusing on transition defense and limiting on ball turnovers and they didn't allow us to do that at a high level. The fight was there, we just needed to tighten up on a couple things as we go through the rest of BIG EAST play."

How it Happened

• Georgetown jumped out to an early lead as the play of graduate student Graceann Bennett kept the Hoyas right there.
• A jumper from sophomore Victoria Rivera gave the Blue & Gray the 8-7 advantage and sparked an 8-0 run including triples by junior Ariel Jenkins and senior Kelsey Ransom to make it 14-7 in favor of the Hoyas.
• UConn answered right back and closed out the quarter on a 12-0 run to lead 19-14 at the end of the first.
• It was Ransom who pulled GU within five on two occasions early in the second quarter, however, the Huskies got hot from beyond the arc and began to pull away.
• Late in the quarter, the Hoyas posted an 11-3 run including five points from graduate student Alex Cowan to make it 47-35 at the half.
• A 3-pointer by Ransom cut the lead to nine, 47-38, to begin the second half, however, UConn answered with a 14-3 run.
• The Huskies made it 68-43 to end the third.
• A comeback would not come for the Blue & Gray as Georgetown eventually fell, 83-55.

Of Note

• Bennett led the way for the Hoyas with 13 points and 12 rebounds for the double-double.
• Ransom added 12 points, while Cowan rounded out those in double figures posting 10 points in the contest.
• The Hoyas shot 34.4% (21-61) from the field, and the Blue & Gray allowed 51.6% (32-62) shooting by the Huskies.
• GU outrebounded UConn 43-27, and Georgetown forced seven Husky turnovers on two steals.
• UConn managed all five starters in double figures as Aaliya Edwards led the way with 18 points. 

Up Next

• The Hoyas will head back out on the road for a matchup with the Villanova University Wildcats on Wednesday morning in a school day game at Finneran Pavilion. The opening tip is scheduled for 11 a.m.
• Fans can tune in to watch the contest on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports presented by Invesco QQQ. Click here for special University pricing.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.